general election
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An election following the regular procedure to elect officers in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a region or nation.
Example Sentences
- "In the United States, general elections occur every two years, with the quadrennial presidential elections distinguished from the midterm elections between them."
- "With a General Election under two years away (and if, by then, the Plan for Rail had already begun to be implemented), would it be efficient or worth implementing Labour's full nationalisation should it form a government?"
- "The general election is held in even-numbered years to elect federal and state officers, county and township officers, and other officers as provided by law. It is also held to decide public measures at the city and county level and vote on constitutional amendments."